New Vertiv™ SmartAisle™ solution with integrated monitoring, high-efficiency power and cooling helps reduce energy costs and consumption
Vertiv, (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today announced a major update to its solution Vertiv™ SmartAisle™, designed specifically for edge computing applications up to 180 kW.
Available in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), this complete, pre-engineered system combines power, cooling, racking, and advanced management and monitoring capabilities into a single integrated unit, designed to simplify and speed edge computing deployments. In line with the European Union's Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), the solution ensures energy-efficient operation and includes energy consumption monitoring (PUE) to help organizations monitor their operations against business objectives.
“The expansion of the Vertiv™ SmartAisle™ system is a real game-changer when it comes to efficient and successful edge deployments,” said Giuseppe Leto, senior director of IT systems business at Vertiv in EMEA. We have made it easier, faster and more convenient for businesses to scale and grow their IT operations." The pre-engineered system eliminates the traditional challenges of planning multiple equipment installations and logistics, providing customers with a complete and reliable end-to-end solution that allows data center operators to monitor energy efficiency requirements in compliance with the latest EU regulations."
The integrated Vertiv™ RDU501 intelligent infrastructure management appliance allows data center operators to control system activities in real time 24/7, providing a consolidated and intuitive monitoring and management platform. Additionally, Vertiv's approach to intelligent pre-engineered and edge solutions helps organizations reduce planning, design and site preparation times by up to 80%, and reduce implementation costs by up to 30% compared to brick-and-mortar alternatives, thanks in part to component integration that achieves energy efficiency up to 20% higher than the industry average.
Vertiv SmartAisle is part of an ever-widening range of flexible, fully pre-engineered modular solutions. The system is available as standard in four different reference designs, with the ability to manage IT loads up to 180kW and with N+1 redundancy for power and cooling devices.
Key features and benefits include:
- Advanced 24/7 monitoring of energy consumption and capacity management
- Precise environmental monitoring with six sensors for each server rack
- Modular, high-efficiency uninterruptible power supplies (UPS).
- Power distribution via bars or floor PDUs
- Integrated power monitoring via rack-mounted power distribution units (rPDUs)
- Direct expansion adaptive cooling system with variable capacity from 20 to 100%
- Greater thermal efficiency thanks to the cold aisle containment system
- Advanced physical security with electronic door handles and IP cameras
- Modular architecture that allows standardized deployment across multiple edge sites
